Taal Volcano erupts again, flight restrictions remain in place
Taal Volcano erupts again, flight restrictions remain in place

The Philippines Taal Volcano erupted again on Saturday, releasing a 900-meter-high steam plume in a minor phreatic explosion, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) confirmed on Sunday, reports the Star. According to Phivolcs, the eruption lasted for three minutes and...

Washington air disaster probe uncovers instrument, comms issues.
Washington air disaster probe uncovers instrument, comms issues.

Faulty instruments and communication problems may have caused a passenger jet and army helicopter to collide in the worst US air disaster in two decades, flight safety investigators said Friday. The airliner was coming in to land at Reagan National Airport -- just a few miles from the White...

Los Angeles races to contain wildfires as severe winds appear
Los Angeles races to contain wildfires as severe winds appear

Firefighters in Los Angeles scrambled on Sunday to contain two relentless wildfires that have burned for six days, seizing a brief lull in hazardous conditions before fierce winds were forecast to reignite the flames, reports Reuters. California Governor Gavin Newsom called the disaster...

India frees toxic waste 40 years after Bhopal gas disaster
India frees toxic waste 40 years after Bhopal gas disaster

Indian authorities have evacuated hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste 40 years after the worlds deadliest industrial disaster struck the city of Bhopal. Communities have, for decades, blamed a high level of sicknesses on contamination of the groundwater in the wake of the highly toxic gas leak...